BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The BAARC Grants Committee caseworkers, who are all members of the board, are people whose drive, tenacity, and creativity have taken them to the top of their fields. The Board, comprised of professionals in advertising, media, marketing, and related industries, is composed of an executive committee, directors at large, and industry association liaisons plus Chair Emeritus and Director Emeritus members. Active, voting board members include officers, directors at large, and association representatives. In addition to board responsibilities, each member serves on at least one of the following committees: Finance, Grants, Fundraising, Marketing, and Events. All BAARC Board members work for the success of the BAARC BASH, BAARC's annual signature fundraising event, supporting sales of sponsorships, tables, and raffle tickets.

The Executive Committee

Sharon Rogers, Chairperson Emeritus, has served on the board for ten years. She has been in advertising, marketing, and sales in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years.

Tim Richards, Chairperson, joined the board three years ago. He is West Coast Regional Vice President, AOL Media Networks

Dennis O'Rourke, Chief Financial Officer, joined the board in 2005. A Certified Public Accountant, he is Managing Partner/CFO of Godfrey Q and Partners, and the former CFO of Hill-Holliday/SF.

Victoria Mann, President and Grants Chair, joined the Board five years ago. She is an Account Executive with KFOG.

Stuart Montgomery, Vice President, has served on the board for four years. He has over 25 years of advertising sales experience.

John Anderson, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP, pro bono legal counsel.

Bobbie LaPorte, Marketing Chair. She works at RAL & Associates.

Additional Board Members:

Ron Armstrong	Director at Large	Ron Armstrong Creative Services
Christina Babbits	Director at Large	Wall Street Journal
Brenda Beck	Chairperson Emeritus	18 Media
Jennifer Bennett	Director at Large
Jeff Block	Director at Large
Rodney Brooks	Director at Large
Larke Brost	Director at Large	Universal McCann
Maria Costen	Director at Large	Comcast TV Sales
Ginger Daughtry	STAR Rep	Mindshare
Tracy DeLuca	Director at Large
Shannon Doung	Director at Large	Walmart.com
Jan Emmelman-Zablah	Director at Large	Univision Radio Sales
Lindsay Firestone	Taproot Foundation Rep	Taproot Foundation
Jerry Gibbons	Director at Large	Advice
J.S. Gilbert	Director at Large	J.S. Gilbert
David Greenwald	SFBIG Representative	i2i Placement
Diane Hayes-Baldwin	Chairperson Emeritus	KTVU
Gordon Herzog	Director at Large
Laurie Hironaka	IAA Representative
Helen Katz	Director at Large	Colsky Media, Inc.
Heidi Kraft	Director at Large	Kraft Your Sucess
Hugo Lai	Director at Large
David Lutz	BIG Representative	Washington Post-Newsweek Interactive
Jean McKenzie	Director at Large	McKenzie & Associates
Ginger McNamara	Grants Chair	Clear Channel/KNEW
Tom Minczeski	Greater SF Ad Club Rep
Rodrigo Nevado	Director at Large	KDTV
Lyssa Newhall	Director at Large	Strategy Resources
Francine Pareles Roberts	Chairperson Emeritus	FPR Strategic Media
Anne Marie St. John	Director at Large	AllBusiness.com
Will Schutte	Chairperson Emeritus	Spencer Stuart
Rob Skinner	Chairperson Emeritus	Commerce Clearing House/CCH
Vena Tambellini	Director at Large
Chuck Tweedle	NCBA Representative	Bonneville - SF
Greg Wilson	STAR Representative	Eagle Television Sales
Courtney Winter	Director at Large	Old Navy

"I daresay that many fine folks helped engineer a minor miracle for me."
-Grant Recipient

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